INDIANAPOLIS (July 29, 2011) Timothy Peters secured his third win of his career during the running of the AAA Insurance NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race on Friday night on the second night of the Kroger SpeedFest at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
Timothy Peters, driver of the No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, celebrates with crew members, after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series AAA Insurance 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway on July 29 in Indianapolis, Ind. - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR
This improbable win for Peters came even though he had to overcome two major obstacles during the night. Peters started deep in the field at a track that is notorious for having the winner start near the top of the grid. In fact, his 16th place starting position was the furthest back a driver has ever started the event and gone on to win the race. He also fought back from a tire coming apart on lap 90 and bringing out a caution on lap 91 which allowed the team to make needed changes for the remainder of the race and win on this tough track.
“I grew up on short track racing and I love all 25 races that are on the schedule but when I come to short tracks I just feel like I’m a little more in my element and it showed tonight,” he said following the race. “I don’t want to be labeled a short track driver, I want to win anywhere but I will take them anyway I can get them or where it is at.”
The Kroger SpeedFest weekend will conclude at Lucas Oil Raceway with the running of the 30th annual Kroger 200 benefitting Riley Hospital for Children on Saturday night. Gate open at 10 a.m. which coincides with the first practice of the morning, qualifying starts at 4:40 and the race, which could be the final time NASCAR is at the track for the near future is set to start at 7:30. Tickets are still on sale for the race and can be purchased at the gate on Saturday.
One of five drag racing facilities owned and operated by the National Hot Rod Association, Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis was built in 1960 and has presented organized racing events since 1961. From March through October, the facility hosts more than 120 dates of racing on three tracks, a quarter-mile drag strip, a .686-mile paved oval and a 2.5-mile road course. Home to drag racing’s biggest event, the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals over Labor Day weekend, the drag strip runs more than 50 days of point-to-point action, from national events to street legal community programs. The oval track draws racing’s biggest events, including annual visits from the NASCAR Nationwide, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and annual USAC races. The road course provides a home for several racing sanctions, while providing an ideal resource for driving schools, corporate outings and open-road tests for professional drivers.
- Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Press Release
